I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
AI WEIWEII spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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As long as I can communicate, I’m not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn’t matter at all.
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